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GuinevereGuinevere (2001)
Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea
Sarah Polley (GO) headlines in this Sundance–winning indie, as a directionless Harvard graduate who falls under the spell of…
Life With Judy Garland: Me And My ShadowsLife With Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows (2001)
Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Judy Davis, Victor Garber, Hugh Laurie
The amazing, slightly tragic life of Hollywood star Judy Garland is retold with Judy Davis (eventually) in the title role, in a compelling telemovie…
Dirty PicturesDirty Pictures (2000)
Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods, Craig T. Nelson
Based on the true–story of how the Chicago Arts Centre was prosecuted in 1990 for obscenity over an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's…
Farewell - Brecht's Last Summer, TheFarewell - Brecht's Last Summer, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Josef Bierbichler, Monika Bliebtreu, Elfriede Irrall
Prior knowledge of the life of playwright Bertolt Brecht (played by Josef Bierbichler) will enhance this accomplished chamber–drama, set at an…
Henry FoolHenry Fool (1998)
Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Thomas Jay Ryan, Parker Posey, James Urbaniak
Hal Hartley gathers several unlikely narrative threads concerning a bottled–up trashman composing an epic poem while under the spell of…
MarquiseMarquise (1998) Recommended
Dir. Vera Belmont
Feat. Sophie Marceau
Bawdy, naturalistically–styled period romp about the artistic clashes between playwrights Moliere and Racine at the court of Louis XIV. Sophie…
Limited Edition (1997)
Dir. Bernard Rapp
Feat. Terence Stamp, Maria de Medeiros
Smalltime publisher Terence Stamp delves into a literary mystery which relates to dark events in his own background. Maria de Medeiros (PULP…
Surviving PicassoSurviving Picasso (1997)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore
Anthony Hopkins acts his beret off in this portrait of the insatiable, cantankerous Spanish genius and the trail of emotional devastation he left…
Lust and RevengeLust and Revenge (1996)
Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Nicholas Hope, Claudia Karvan
An unlikely creative partnership between the solemn, prolific Dutch–Aussie director Paul Cox (MAN OF FLOWERS, A WOMAN'S TALE) and John Clarke…
Total EclipseTotal Eclipse (1995)
Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis
Voraciously dueling bohemians of late 19th century Paris, Leonardo Di Caprio and David Thewlis impersonate Rimbaud and Verlaine – French poet…

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